My ex signed a quit claim deed at final hearing. I was not asked to sign and over a month later has not been notarized or filed

Pinellas Park, FL | July 22, 2013 9:54pm

I was not informed I needed to sign the quit claim until over a week later when I questioned my attorney why it had not been filed. I went to the office to sign and was told it would be notarized asap. It has been almost a month since the hearing and despite numerous calls and promises it has still not been notarized. What recourse do I have?

Send your attorney a letter and tell him if the matter is not taken care of immediately, you'll contact the state bar association or state supreme court, whichever one handles complaints about attorneys. Give him 10 days to respond.

I agree with my colleague. Put a letter on them explaining that the work needs to be done within 2 days or you will take action with Tallahassee. You might ask them what is the reason for the delay. Doesn't make sense. Good luck.

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OK. Like my colleagues who have answered before me, there are several hair-raising issues in your question; among the most egregious of which is signing a document and being told it would be 'notarized asap' - the ONLY time a notary is valid is if the notary is PRESENT WHEN YOU SIGN!!! This smells like malpractice to me, both on the part of the attorney and any notary that would sign and seal any document where they did not witness the signing. Both my colleagues gave excellent advice. I, however, think that you have given your attorney more than enough chances. I would send the letter to the attorney and also send a copy to the Florida Bar.

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